Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Buxton area, Derbyshire
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 6:00am to 3:00pm. Friday, 6:00am to 11:00am
Employment: Permanent, full time
Overtime: Available on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings

MILO Recruit is supporting an established specialist manufacturer in the Buxton area with the appointment of an Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, experienced engineering team within a complex heavy manufacturing environment. You will maintain the site’s electrical infrastructure, automated machinery and control systems, helping to improve equipment reliability, plant availability and production performance.

The site operates a varied range of equipment covering mineral processing, materials handling, automated production and high temperature manufacturing.

The role

You will be responsible for planned and reactive electrical maintenance across equipment including:

Crushing, milling and grinding machinery

Conveyors and automated materials handling systems

Industrial mixers and blending equipment

Hydraulic presses and automated production machinery

Robot cells

Kilns, dryers and combustion control systems

Weighing, batching and packing equipment

Pumps, compressors, motors and process machinery

PLC controlled equipment

Variable speed drives

Motor control centres

Instrumentation and process control systems

Three phase and single phase electrical systems

Key responsibilities

Complete planned preventative maintenance across electrical plant and machinery

Diagnose and repair electrical, electronic, instrumentation and controls faults

Respond effectively to breakdowns and minimise production downtime

Fault find PLC controlled machinery and automated processes

Maintain motors, drives, MCCs, sensors, safety circuits and control panels

Carry out electrical inspections and testing

Support root cause investigations into recurring equipment failures

Identify opportunities to improve reliability, safety and energy efficiency

Assist with the installation, commissioning and optimisation of new machinery

Support small capital and continuous improvement projects

Maintain accurate maintenance records and complete work orders

Work safely under permit to work and isolation procedures

Liaise with production teams, contractors and equipment manufacturers

Essential experience

Time served electrical apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent electrical engineering qualification

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Previous electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment

Strong fault finding ability on electrical plant and machinery

Experience maintaining automated production equipment

Knowledge of three phase electrical distribution

Experience diagnosing faults on PLC controlled processes

Ability to interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings

Understanding of safe isolation and permit to work procedures

Full UK driving licence

Due to the site’s location, candidates must be able to drive and have their own transport.

Desirable experience

HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering

City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing

PLC programming or advanced diagnostics

Variable speed drive commissioning and fault finding

Experience with robot cells

Experience with kilns, dryers or thermal process equipment

Experience within heavy manufacturing, minerals, quarrying, ceramics, cement, brick, glass, foundry or a similar process industry

IOSH Working Safely or an equivalent safety qualification

Benefits

Permanent daytime position

Early finish every Friday

Regular overtime opportunities

Company pension

Life insurance

Sick pay

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Involvement in machinery upgrades and automation projects

This position would suit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Electrician or Electrical Technician who enjoys hands on fault finding and wants to work with varied industrial machinery, automation and controls.